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Episode 55: Why are Empirical Theories Special? (IQ part 3)

The Theory of Anything

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The Problem With Deutsche's Theory

Popper: Having a theory that can't be shown to be wrong is what you're trying to avoid. The fact that the theory is wrong is no scandal at all when you really get down to it, he says. Popper: Any refuted explanation that would be a competitive communism would be considered better than communism because communism can't be refuted. And then the two, the two ideas are incompatible if you really think about it - popper.

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